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James Monroe Foster

Born 29 Jan 1846 in Fayette County, Alabama, United States

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Ancestors

Son of Anthony Edward Foster and Mary A. M. (King) Foster

Brother of Infant Foster, Sarah M. Foster, Nancy M. (Foster) Saling, John W. Foster, Ellen V. B. (Foster) McClure, Mary M. (Foster) Miles, William Arkilles Foster, Rachel Jane Foster, Frances Narsis (Foster) McClure, Vianna Permelia (Foster) Moore, Simpson Bobo Foster, Anthony Levingston Foster Jr [half] and Cena E (Foster) Yarbrough [half]

Husband of Martha Louiza (Thompson) Foster — married [date unknown] [location unknown]

Descendants

Father of Jefferson Orlando Foster, Ella Eller (Foster) Anderson, Mary Myrtle (Foster) Lancaster, John A. Foster, Maggie Foster, Mattie Tierce (Foster) Kellum, Alice (Foster) Hannaford and Zada Foster

Died 5 Nov 1907 at age 61 in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, United States

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Biography

James Monroe Foster was born on January 29, 1846 in Fayette County, Alabama, United States, son of Anthony Edward Foster (1814–1885) and Mary A. M. King (1815–1871).

James married Martha Louiza Thompson (born on January 25, 1848 in , Fayette, Alabama). Their children were:

Jefferson Orlando Foster (1868–1951)
Ella Eller Foster (1870–1953)
Mary Myrtle Foster (1872–1918)
John A. Foster (1876–1936)
Maggie Foster (1880–1898)
Mattie Tierce Foster (1883–1946)
Alice Foster (~1885–~1953)
Zada Foster (1888–1898)

James served in the Civil War. He was a member of Company (I or 1), 8th Alabama Calvary, CSA. (Tombstone inscription - photograph may be found using FindAGrave link below.

James died on November 5, 1907 in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, United States, aged 61. He was buried in Poplar Springs Cemetery, Reid, Calhoun County, Mississippi.^[1]

Sources

↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #13555131 (accessed 6 December 2023)
Memorial page for James Monroe Foster (20 Jul 1845-5 Nov 1907), citing Poplar Springs Cemetery, Reid, Calhoun County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by StonzNBonz (contributor 49851915).

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Paternal line Y-chromosome DNA test-takers:

Robert Foster : Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup R-Y94955, FTDNA kit #31604, MitoYDNA ID T12544 [compare]
Kenneth Foster : Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup R-Y94955, FTDNA kit #593928

It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:

~3.12% Donna (Willis) Brown : Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T366951 [compare], FTDNA kit #355821 + MyHeritage DNA
~3.12% Randy Willis : MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H593937 [compare]
~1.56% Michael Jordan : AncestryDNA, Ancestry member MichaelJordan54
~1.56% Kay Brown : Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T141474 [compare], FTDNA kit #199890 + MyHeritage DNA
~0.78% Ann (Lewis) Franklin : 23andMe, GEDmatch M132648 [compare]
~0.78% Jeannette (Henderson) Stockman : 23andMe, GEDmatch M084104 [compare]
~0.78% Greg McCool : 23andMe
~0.78% Misti Collins : 23andMe
~0.78% Mary Helen (Foster) Dunnam : Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #330086

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Anthony E Foster family Bible page 2

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James Monroe Foster (1846 - 1907)

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